Saturday, June 11, 2016

The New York Yankees win their fifth straight in victory over the Detroit Tigers

The New York Yankees defeated the
Detroit Tigers on Friday night.The game
took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 4-0.CC Sabathia started for the Yankees and
pitched great.Carlos Beltran and Didi
Gregorius each had two hits to lead their offense.

Sabathia pitched seven innings
giving up five hits and no runs with two walks and four strikeouts.Sabathia earned his fourth win of the
year.Dellin Betances pitched a perfect
inning with two strikeouts and Anthony Swarzak pitched an inning giving up a
hit and he struck out one.

Mike Pelfrey started for the Tigers
and pitched 6 2/3 innings giving up six hits and four runs with three of them
being earned.He walked five and struck
out two and lost his sixth game of the season.Blaine Hardy pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit.

Jacoby Ellsbury drew a walk, Brett
Gardner had a hit and drew a walk and Beltran had two hits and an RBI.Alex Rodriguez drew a walk, Brian McCann had
a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Starlin Castro had a hit.Gregorius had two hits and two RBI, Chase
Headley drew a walk and Gregorius hit a double.The Yankees were 2-5 with runners in scoring position and left five men
on base.Sabathia committed an
error.

Ian Kinsler had a hit, Cameron
Maybin had a hit and Victor Martinez had a hit.J.D. Martinez had two hits and drew a walk, Justin Upton drew a walk and
Jose Iglesias had a hit.The Tigers were
0-6 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.McCann committed an error and Upton had an
outfield assist.

In the first B. McCann had an RBI
walk and Gregorius hit a two run double to give the Yankees a 3-0 lead.In the third Beltran hit an RBI single to
extend the Yankees lead to 4-0 and that would be the final score.

The Yankees have won five straight
games and will look for their sixth straight on Saturday night and to take the
series against Detroit.They will finish
the series and homestand with Old Timers Day on Sunday afternoon.

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